Enlarge/ According to the HSE, “The door’s steel frame was overlaid with sheets of metal and had a tapered edge. It’s operation moved from ceiling to floor in a sharp downward motion. It did not have any automated safety mechanisms to cut out if a person was unexpectedly under the door.”

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Last week, the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) fined one of the production companies behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens$1.95 million (£1.6 million) for failing to protect its employees. The accusation was launched by the British regulatory agency after Harrison Ford’s leg was broken by a hydraulic door on the movie’s set.

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